Local veteran dedicated to holiday wreath project

10:43 PM,
Dec. 16, 2012

Ray McSherry, 69, Wisconsin Rapids, holds a wreath Wednesday. McSherry, who is a Navy veteran and member of the American Legion Riders District 8, hopes to someday be able to place a wreath at every one of the more than 6,500 graves at King.

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A Wisconsin Rapids man's efforts to decorate the gravestones of veterans with balsam wreaths at the Central Wisconsin Veterans Cemetery in King come to fruition on Saturday.

Ray McSherry, 69, Wisconsin Rapids, is a Navy veteran and member of the American Legion Riders District 8, a group of veterans known for its charitable work. His goal is to someday be able to place a wreath at every one of the more than 6,500 veteran graves at King.